EP 3611494 A1 20200219 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION OF A PERSON'S GUM HEALTH
Title (en)
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN INDICATION OF A PERSON'S GUM HEALTH
Title (de)
SYSTEM UND VERFAHREN ZUR BEREITSTELLUNG EINES HINWEISES AUF DIE ZAHNFLEISCHGESUNDHEIT EINES MENSCHEN
Title (fr)
SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE FOURNIR UNE INDICATION DE LA SANTÉ DES GENCIVES D'UNE PERSONNE
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 18189605 A 20180817
Abstract (en)
An optical analysis of saliva or a fluid-saliva mix obtained during or after an oral care action is performed in order to check whether the saliva or fluid-saliva mix contains blood, which allows for determining whether or not a person may suffer from gingivitis or another condition affecting gum health. In particular, light received from a representative sample (23) containing saliva is detected and analyzed. The analysis involves determination of measurement values of light received by a light receiving unit (25) for one or more main wavelengths of the light and one or more auxiliary wavelengths of the light. Advantageously, the main wavelength(s) is/are associated with high hemoglobin absorption and the auxiliary wavelength(s) is/are associated with low hemoglobin absorption. A measurement value at an auxiliary wavelength is used for correcting a measurement value at as main wavelength for background influences.
IPC 8 full level
G01N 21/31 (2006.01); A46B 15/00 (2006.01); A47G 19/22 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 10/00 (2006.01); A61C 17/00 (2006.01); G01J 3/427 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01N 21/51 (2006.01); G01N 33/487 (2006.01); G01N 33/72 (2006.01); G01N 33/49 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A46B 15/0002 (2013.01 - EP); A46B 15/0036 (2013.01 - EP); A47G 19/2227 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/0075 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/0088 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 5/14551 (2013.01 - EP); A61B 5/4552 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 10/0051 (2013.01 - EP US); A61C 19/04 (2013.01 - EP); G01J 3/027 (2013.01 - EP); G01J 3/42 (2013.01 - EP); G01J 3/427 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 21/314 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 21/4738 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 21/51 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 33/487 (2013.01 - EP); A47G 2019/2238 (2013.01 - EP US); G01N 21/3151 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 2021/3166 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 2021/3181 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 2021/4757 (2013.01 - EP); G01N 2021/4769 (2013.01 - EP)
Citation (search report)
- [XYI] US 2010231893 A1 20100916 - MILLER DAVID [US]
- [XYI] US 2015265193 A1 20150924 - LU HUI-HSIN [TW], et al
- [Y] US 2011050431 A1 20110303 - HOOD LEROY E [US], et al
- [Y] US 2017007215 A1 20170112 - PODOLY EREZ [US]
- [XYI] US 2011102768 A1 20110505 - DOSMANN ANDREW J [US], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 3611494 A1 20200219; CN 112867917 A 20210528; EP 3837530 A1 20210623; EP 3837530 B1 20240710; JP 2021534411 A 20211209; JP 7359840 B2 20231011; US 2021315459 A1 20211014; WO 2020035562 A1 20200220
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 18189605 A 20180817; CN 201980068649 A 20190815; EP 19753377 A 20190815; EP 2019071926 W 20190815; JP 2021507952 A 20190815; US 201917269067 A 20190815